FAMILY SALTICIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Garden Jumping Spidersthat we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 8mm

This jumping spider is common in Brisbane gardens and backyards. They are
usually found hunting on board green leaves during the days.

The Garden Jumping Spider is medium size, brown to orange-brown in colours
with white patterns through out the whole body. The larger spiders usually
darker in colour. Patterns may be vary between individuals.

Garden Jumping Spiders do not too concern if we watch them very closely.
Usually they will raise their head and look back to us with their large
eyes.

Male ?

The spider in the above two photo could be a male. The rest in this page
most likely are female. Males have slender abdomen and larger pedipalp. As
most other spiders, females are more commonly seen than
males.

Jumping Spider hunts by jumping onto its prey, usually from a higher leaf
to a lower leaf. The spider can even capture a flying target. The above pictures show the Jumping Spiders
captured a small fly and a Flower Spider.

Jumping Spider can easily walk on the bottom side of a waxy leaf without any
problem.

Garden Jumping Spiders build retreat
between leaves or by partly rolling a leaf with silk.
Their retreats usually have opening at both ends. They hide in their
retreats at night and during winter.

Jumping Spiders hunt by their vision during the day time. This Jumping
Spider just captured a mosquito.

The Garden Jumping Spiders body colour vary from orange-yellow to brown.
The smaller size spiders are paler in colour. It seems that the spiders
become darker and darker when growing up.